PAUL McVEIGH captures his listeners’ attention with a simple question. In 2004, while playing in the Premier League for Norwich City, the Northern Irishman came up against Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford. McVeigh, who now has a Masters in sports psychology, asks his audience: “Was Ronaldo the best player in the world then? Absolutely not. […]
DAVID SILVA has revealed he would like to leave Manchester City in 2020 and join Spanish side Las Palmas. The midfielder, 32, wants baby boy Mateo to grow up in his dad’s homeland of Gran Canaria. Las Palmas were relegated from La Liga last season but the move is about more than footballing reasons for […]
DAN Osborne vowed to never lose contact with his kids again after he was reunited with his son Teddy on Wednesday. The Celebrity Big Brother finalist, 27, shared sweet photos of their emotional reunion on Instagram and revealed the father and son cried “for five minutes”. Speaking about the four-year-old, he said: “Just had a […]
DAN Osborne vowed to never lose “contact” with his kids again after he was reunited with his son Teddy on Wednesday. The Celebrity Big Brother finalist, 27, shared sweet photos of their emotional reunion on Instagram and revealed the father and son cried “for five minutes”. Speaking about the four-year-old, he said: “Just had a […]
TWO US F-22 Raptor fighter jets have intercepted Russian bombers off the Alaskan coast. The TU-95 bombers were accompanied by two Russian SU-35 ‘Flanker’ fighter jets. It’s the second time that US F-22s have intercepted Russian bombers in the area, CNN reported. North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement: “The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace […]
HURRICANE Florence has been downgraded despite getting bigger as officials warn of catastrophic flooding with up to 40inches of rain. The monster storm is creeping closer to the US East Coast and is expected to strike North Carolina on Friday, before drifting along the shoreline and moving inland. Flo’s maximum sustained winds were clocked late […]
THE ITV cameras head to Doncaster on Thursday as they broadcast live from the William Hill St Leger Festival. The fillies take centre stage today with the May Hill Stakes and Park Hill Stakes the feature races on the card. Getty Images What channel is Thursday’s live racing on? ITV will be showing four races […]
LET’S have some fun with Horseplay in the Park Hill Stakes (3.00). Don’t be fooled by the name, Andrew Balding’s filly is a serious contender on the back of a smart effort in the Yorkshire Oaks. She should be suited by this step-up in trip and her trainer and jockey, Oisin Murphy, are in fine […]
THE ITV cameras head to Doncaster on Thursday and we’re here to give you our best bets. With four races live on the TV there’s plenty to get stuck into. Getty Images We kick off the action with a Nursery Handicap and it could be worth chancing COOKUPASTORM at a nice each-way price. She’s been […]
A GUNMAN went on a deadly rampage in California last night killing five people, including his wife, before hijacking a car and shooting himself. Police say the shooter, who has not been identified, went to a trucking company in Bakersfield with his wife at around 5.20pm (1.20am BST). He was involved in an argument with […]
A GUNMAN went on a deadly rampage in California last night killing five people, including his wife, before hijacking a car and shooting himself. Police say the shooter, who has not been identified, went to a trucking company in Bakersfield with his wife at around 5.20pm (1.20am BST). He was involved in an argument with […]
STRICTLY star Danny John Jules’ business is reportedly in debt – as he stands to pocket £100,000 if he wins the BBC dance contest. The 57-year-old actor may have been prompted to sign up for the show because his company KMBA Productions was £21,468 in the red last year, the Mirror reports. The Death In Paradise […]
ONLY Fools and Horses star Patrick Murray has blamed his former 20-a-day smoking habit after he was diagnosed with a lung disease. The 61-year-old, who played Mickey Pearce in the classic BBC sitcom, admits he quit cigarettes four years ago when his daughter was born. But says that despite giving up, he had to seek […]
RUSSIAN hackers were behind the massive British Airways data theft that forced thousands of Brits to cancel their bank cards, experts claim. Security researchers at Risk IQ say a group known as “Magecart” were responsible for stealing 380,000 customers’ details between August 21 and September 5. Experts told the Times hackers “set up custom built, targeted infrastructure […]
HEART disease thought to be caused by ageing could be prevented with exercise, say scientists. People with high blood pressure were up to twice as likely to develop problems with their ticker, a study of 5.4million Brits led by Oxford University found. Even patients whose blood pressure was not officially “high” but was above the […]
THERESA May was yesterday challenged over what she was doing to end “abhorrent” investigations into Northern Ireland military veterans. Tory former Army officer Johnny Mercer warned the “vast majority” of the country is against seeing former soldiers “dragged through the courts” over events linked to The Troubles. He asked the PM to spell out the […]
WITH the holidays behind you and the cooler evenings ahead, raise a glass to autumn with a bottle of something you have never tried before. With some great wine launches, including low-alcohol and low-calorie alternatives, it is a good time to try a new tipple. And with deals on old favourites, there are plenty to […]
IT’S the Tree-minator — a life-size statue of Arnold Schwarzenegger carved out of a stump. The 6ft 2in likeness took artist James O’Neal six months to fashion from a black oak trunk. Arnie was nicknamed The Austrian Oak as a bodybuilder. He is also known for being an Austrian-American actor, filmmaker, businessman, investor, author, philanthropist, […]
ALL patients should be able to Skype their GPs, the Heath Secretary has said as he blasted health officials for standing in the way progress. Matt Hancock plans to expand virtual GP services across the country and vows to end a “postcode lottery” for accessing care. Mr Hancock – who became Health minister in July […]
A family’s dream holiday to Jamaica was ruined when a daughter, dad and grandad all suffered life-threatening emergencies. Dominic Pitter, 36, was rushed to hospital with a perforated bowel on the second day of the £9,000 trip. Then his 12-year-old daughter Amelia was put on a drip for acute gastroenteritis and dehydration. And when his […]
A NEW Amazon Prime documentary into Reeva Steenkamp’s murder has been slammed by her family for showing grisly images of her corpse. The four-part series called Pistorius reveals graphic pictures of the 29-year-old’s body lying on the floor of a blood-stained bathroom after she was shot dead. Her boyfriend, shamed Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, is serving […]
THREE men have been arrested after a retired Brit was murdered in his Caribbean island home. Retired estate agent Stephen Halliday, 64, from Maidenhead, Berkshire was found with knife wounds to his head and neck in the Dominican Republic. Cops identified the suspects after Stephen’s son Geoffrey played CCTV of the men — one a […]
COMMONS authorities are probing a potential security breach after Jeremy Corbyn’s Private Secretary worked in his Parliament office for almost a year despite being denied clearance. Iram Awan – who uses the slogan “dissent is patriotic” on her social media profile – appears to have failed security checks and has not been issued with an […]
A MILLIONAIRE businessman slapped a property tycoon across the face as their feud erupted in a club, a court heard. CCTV showed Simon Lyons knocking Giles Mackay on to a sofa before jumping on him in an unprovoked attack last October. Lyons, 38, boss of investment firm Enstar Capital, claimed he lashed out as he […]
DOCTORS have slammed crowdfunding sites like JustGiving which let patients fundraise for “quack” cancer treatments. They called for the sites – which profit from fees taken from donations – to vet campaigns for potentially harmful experimental treatments in the same way they ban fundraisers for violence and terrorism. Exeter University professor Edzard Ernst said: “Crowdfunding […]
